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Reshaping the European Data Centre Market - 2022 and beyond

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  • 105 Pages
  • April 2022
  • Region: Europe
  • Tariff Consultancy
  • ID: 5574884

European Data Centres Are Set for a New Explosive Period of Growth - With Spain to Challenge the Established Data Centre Metros Markets Among the Top 10 Trends

The report 'Reshaping European Data Centre Market 2022 and beyond' provides an in-depth analysis of the Top 10 Trends for Data Centres in the EMEA region, with a forecast for the key Data Centre Metro Markets and Countries in the region. Forecasts are shown for the four-year period from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 for Data Centre raised floor space, Data Centre Customer Power & Data Centre revenues.

This report considers the key trends that impact the third-party Data Centre segment (also referred to as the Multi-Tenant Data Centre (MTDC)). It is composed of two sections as shown below:

Section 1: This section considers the Top 10 key trends that are impacting the European Data Centre market and is mostly qualitative in approach. It draws upon a range of research sources including interviews with several Data Centre Providers in Europe.

One of the findings is that the fastest growing Data Centre Metro comes from the Metros shown in the Figure below.



A chart showing the forecast growth in the Top 20 Data Centre Metros by raised floor space from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - as a percentage (from the lowest to the highest percentage growth rate overall):




Section 2: This section is mainly quantitative and provides a detailed analysis based on a four-year forecast from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 for the following key EMEA region Data Centre metrics:
  • Data Centre space (as measured by Data Centre raised floor space in m2)
  • Data Centre power (as measured by Data Centre Customer Power - or in MW - as delivered to the customer equipment or IT load)
  • Data Centre pricing (as measured by rack space rental (based on a 19” 42u rack with power supply but excluding the actual power used), m2 space rental & kW rental - shown in Euro p/m. excl. tax)
  • Data Centre annual rentals - shown in Euro per annum   
  • Data Centre power (in kWH) in Euro without tax or VAT

Table of Contents

  • About the Analyst
  • Methodology
  • Press Release
  • Executive Summary
Section 1 - Summary Box - The key Top 10 trends
Trend 1 - The continued rise of Data Centre capacity in the German market, particularly in Frankfurt
Trend 2 - The growth in new City Metro Markets around Europe
Trend 3 - The dilemma facing the planning of new Data Centres in Europe
Trend 4 - The emergence of Private Equity investment in the European Data Centre market
Trend 5 - The acceleration of Acquisitions & Mergers (A&M) in the Data Centre space in Europe
Trend 6 - The importance of sustainability for the Data Centre facility in Europe
Trend 7 - The energy usage of Data Centres is pinpointing potential energy shortages in Europe
Trend 8 - The growth of Data Centre Metros & the Data Centre City clusters in Europe
Trend 9 - The future changes in Data Centre technology will be crucial in expansion & sustainability
Trend 10 - Projecting the European Data Centre market in 2030 - the key forecast changes over the period
Section 2:
The second section is mainly quantitative and provides a detailed analysis based on a four-year forecast from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 for the following key EMEA region Data Centre metrics
  • Data Centre space (as measured by Data Centre raised floor space in m2)
  • Data Centre power (as measured by Data Centre Customer Power - or in MW - as delivered to the customer equipment or IT load)
  • Data Centre pricing (as measured by rack space rental (based on a 19” 42u rack with power supply but excluding the actual power used), m2 space rental & kW rental - shown in Euro p/m. excl. tax)
  • Data Centre annual rentals - shown in Euro per annum
  • Data Centre power (in kWH) in Euro without tax or VAT.
Tables and Charts
Figure 1 - A chart showing the trends in average power usage per European Data Centre type - from 2017 to 2022 (in kW per m2)
Figure 2 - A table showing the forecast growth in Data Centre space (in m2) & power (in MW) by selected European country market - from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026
Figure 3 - A table showing the total capacity by selected Data Centre Metro Markets compared with the Country Market - in MW of power as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 4 - A table showing the forecast increase in power by the key European Data Centre Metro Markets from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in MW per annum
Figure 5 - A table showing the forecast increase in space by key European DC Metro Markets from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in m2
Figure 6 - A table showing the forecast increase in Data Centre Customer Power by key European Country Market from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in MW
Figure 7 - A chart showing the forecast utility power cost per kWH in Euro - for selected European Countries (forecast as of the second half of 2021)
Figure 8 - A table showing the forecast in Data Centre revenue by the key European Metro Markets from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in Euros per annum
Figure 9 - A Pie Chart showing the share of European Data Centre Power in MW as a percentage by the 17 key country markets - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 10 - A Pie chart showing the Data Centre Power by 17 European Data Centre countries in percent as of the beginning of 2026
Figure 11 - A table showing the forecast Data Centre developments in selected European countries (including the projects to be completed during 2022)
Figure 12 - A table showing the forecast percentage growth rates (in Data Centre Customer Power) for the emerging Metro Markets in Europe from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in percent
Figure 13 - A picture showing the proposed EdgeConneX EDCBCN01 Barcelona Data Centre facility
Figure 14 - A picture showing the proposed Equinix MA5 Data Centre facility at Salford, Manchester
Figure 15 - A picture showing the Interxion Marseille MRS3 Data Centre facility, France
Figure 16 - A picture showing the proposed NEST SIN01 - the first facility in the SINES 4.0 campus
Figure 17 - Pictures showing the proposed SINES 4.0 Data Centre campus, Portugal
Figure 18 - A picture showing the CWL1 Vantage Data Centers facility at Newport near Cardiff, Wales, UK
Figure 19 - A Pie Chart showing the Equinix customer segments as of Q3 2021 based on MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) - in USD per month as a percentage
Figure 20 - A table showing the new cloud availability regions due to be launched by the CSPs in the EMEA region - from 2022 onwards
Figure 21 - A table showing the current cloud availability zones in Europe by the key CSPs (Cloud Service Providers) - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 22 - A picture showing the proposed Vantage Data Center (JNB1) Johannesburg campus
Figure 23 - A picture showing the recent Teraco Data Environments CT2 (Cape Town 2) facility, South Africa
Figure 24 - A table showing the proposed Vantage Data Center developments in the EMEA
Figure 25 - A map showing the locations of the proposed Merlin Properties Edged Energy Data Centres
Figure 26 - A picture showing the proposed Vantage Data Centers BER2 Berlin Data Centre campus
Figure 27 - A picture showing the NTT Global Data Centers Madrid 1 facility, Spain
Figure 28 - A picture showing the SuperNap Italia Data Centre facility at Siziano, Milan   (Italy)
Figure 29 - A picture showing the TIM Rome Data Centre facility, Italy
Figure 30 - A picture showing the proposed Data4 Group Data Centre campus in Warsaw, Poland
Figure 31 - A picture showing the Vantage Data Centers (WAW1) facility, Poland
Figure 32 - A picture showing the Green Datacenter campus at Dielsdorf, near Zurich, Switzerland
Figure 33 - A picture showing the proposed Safe Host SH5 Data Centre facility at Beringen, Switzerland
Figure 34 - A picture showing the proposed Zurich Vantage Data Centre (ZRH1) campus, Switzerland
Figure 35 - A chart showing the largest Data Centre Country Markets in Europe - by Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) - in MW as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 36 - A chart showing the forecast increase in Data Centre Power in the FLAP markets (in MW) from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2025 (Frankfurt, London (including Slough), Amsterdam & Paris)
Figure 37 - A table showing the forecast growth in the UK & German Data Centre markets - in m2 of Data Centre raised floor space - from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026
Figure 38 - A table showing the new Frankfurt area Data Centres being planned - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 39 - A table showing the new German (non-Frankfurt) Data Centre facilities planned - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 40 - A table showing the key new UK (London & Slough) Data Centres planned - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 41 - A schematic showing the plan for the proposed Yondr Group Data Centre campus at Slough
Figure 42 - A picture showing the Equinix Bordeaux BX-1 Data Centre facility, France
Figure 43 - A map showing the location of the Equinix Genoa (GN-1) Data Centre facility
Figure 44 - A map showing the location of the Equinix MC-1 Data Centre facility, Muscat
Figure 45 - A chart showing the fastest growing European Data Centre city Metros - showing the forecast Data Centre power in MW - from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2025
Figure 46 - A table showing the key alternative locations used by the UK Data Centre Providers - with examples
Figure 47 - A chart showing the premium average Data Centre rack space rental pricing in selected Metro markets in Europe compared with the national average Country Market pricing level
Figure 48 - A picture showing the proposed ClusterPower Data Centre campus (located at the village of Mischil in Dolj near the city of Craiova)
Figure 49 - A graphic showing the Merlin Properties Lisbon Data Centre facility
Figure 50 - A picture showing the TI Sparkle Metamorfosis II Data Centre facility near Athens, Greece
Figure 51 - A table showing the top 22 European Data Centre Metro city clusters by Data Centre raised floor space (in ‘000s’ of m2) as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 52 - A chart showing the forecast growth in the Top 20 Data Centre Metros by raised floor space from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - as a percentage (from the lowest to the highest percentage growth rate overall):
Figure 53 - A table showing the recent investments by Private Equity & SWF (Sovereign Wealth Funds) in the Data Centre segment in Europe
Figure 54 - A table showing the CyrusOne Data Centre developments in Europe
Figure 55 - A table showing the key Private Equity funded Data Centres in Europe’s Tier II markets
Figure 56 - A table showing the key recent Data Centre acquisitions made in the EMEA region
Figure 57 - A map showing the location of the NorthC Data Centers (Netherlands)
Figure 58 - A table showing the forecast growth in the Frankfurt region Data Centre power from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 in MW
Figure 59 - A picture showing the Microsoft Data Centre A7 Middenmeer Hollands Kroon complex
Figure 60 - A map showing the location of the CloudHQ Frankfurt Data Centre facility
Figure 61 - A picture showing the proposed CloudHQ Data Centre campus in Offenbach near Frankfurt
Figure 62 - A picture showing the NTT Global Data Centers London One facility at Dagenham, Essex
Figure 63 - A picture showing the proposed Ark Data Centres development at Union Park, West London (UK)
Figure 64 - A table showing the Main One Data Centre facilities in Africa
Figure 65 - A picture showing the Main One Data Centre (Lekki-1) facility, Nigeria
Figure 66 - A picture showing the proposed Sagamu Data Centre campus, Ogua State, Nigeria
Figure 67 - A table showing the Africa Data Centres facilities
Figure 68 - A chart showing the forecast increase in third-party African Data Centre raised floor space (in ‘000s’ of m2) and Data Centre Customer Power (in MW) from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026
Figure 69 - A chart showing the forecast increase in third-party Middle Eastern Data Centre raised floor space (in ‘000s’ of m2) and Data Centre Customer Power (in MW) from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 per annum
Figure 70 - A pie chart showing the relative size of the Gulf States Data Centre markets by raised floor space in percent
Figure 71 - A table showing the range of third-party Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) growth by EMEA region from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in MW per annum
Figure 72 - A pie chart showing a breakdown of Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) by the main EMEA Region markets - in MW as a percentage (as of the beginning of 2022)
Figure 73 - A table showing the total forecast EMEA region Data Centre raised floor space from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 in m2 per annum
Figure 74 - A pie chart showing a breakdown of Data Centre raised floor space by the main markets in the EMEA region in m2 - as a percentage as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 75 - A table showing the average standard 19” x 42 u rack space, m2 & kW rental pricing by selected Country Market in the EMEA region in Euro per month - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 75 - A table showing the average standard 19” x 42 u rack space, m2 & kW rental pricing by selected Country Market in the EMEA region in Euro per month - as of the beginning of 2022
Figure 76 - A chart showing the spread of average rack space, m2 & kW rentals by European Country - from the lowest to the highest in Euro per month
Figure 77 - A chart showing forecast average Data Centre Pricing (rack space, m2 & kW rentals) in Euro per month - from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 per annum
Figure 78 - A chart showing forecast EMEA region Data Centre Revenue from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2026 - in millions of Euro per annum
Figure 79 - A pie chart showing a breakdown of Data Centre revenues by the main markets in the EMEA region - as a percentage as of the beginning of 2022
Appendix One - A list of Companies included in the report

Executive Summary

This new report identifies the Top 10 Trends in the European third-party Data Centre market. The new research highlights the rapid increase in Data Centre capacity and revenues taking place in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.  
 
In the 'Reshaping European Data Centre Market 2022 and beyond' Report, the analyst identifies the Top 10 key trends taking place over the next 4-year period impacting Data Centres. The report provides a forecast for Data Centre raised floor space, Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP), Data Centre Pricing & Data Centre Revenues across the region and identifies the largest key Data Centre city Metro Markets.
 

The key findings are:

 
1. The largest markets are the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and France: The largest Data Centre markets are buoyed by having the largest so-called FLAP Metro Markets (including Frankfurt, London/Slough, Amsterdam and Paris) which account from 50% up to 75% of Data Centre capacity in each country market.  
 
2. The main growth in Data Centre capacity will take place in Tier 2 Metro Markets: The Tier 2 Metro Markets - outside of the traditional FLAP markets - are set to see the fastest capacity growth from a low initial starting point. In particular, the Barcelona, Milan and Rome Metro Markets are forecast to triple the amount of Data Centre power over the next four years with a further eleven Metro Markets set to double their power capacity over the same period. 
                
3. New Hyperscale Data Centres are being introduced that will transform the Tier 2 Metro Markets: New large campus Data Centres are being introduced into Metro Markets in the cities of Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid, Milan, Warsaw and Zurich - with Data4 Group introducing a 50 MW campus in Warsaw, Merlin Properties introducing a 20 MW facility (scalable up to 100 MW) in Barcelona and Vantage Data Centers launching a 40 MW facility at Winterthur near Zurich.   
 
4. Data Centre supply is being boosted by new Private Equity investment: New Data Centre projects across the EMEA region are being promoted by private equity funds, attracted to previously “under-served” markets including Poland, Spain, Portugal, South Africa and Italy - where Cloud & Hyperscale investment is still at an early stage - but where the gains to the first Data Centre mover may be significant. 
 
5. European Data Centre revenues are forecast to increase by more than 60% over the 4 year period to 2026: The growth in revenues comes from a mix of growth in new Data Centre capacity, higher utilisation levels and a moderate increase in rental pricing - along with annual price escalators and recent power price increases.    
 
6. The impact of the demand for Data Centre Power is creating serious environmental concerns: The amount of Data Centre Power required for new Hyperscale facilities is becoming a serious concern. In Offenbach, near Frankfurt, the introduction of the proposed CloudHQ Hyperscale Data Centre alone will consume as much power as the entire Offenbach region. And in Dublin Data Centres are forecast to account for up to 27% of all power grid consumption with Irish national grid operator Eirgrid imposing a moratorium on new Dublin Data Centre power connectivity from January 2022 until 2028.  
 
7. Spain is the Data Centre market (dominated by the Madrid Metro) which will start to challenge the established Metro markets. Spain, outside the traditional FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam & Paris) Data Centre markets, is forecast by the analyst to have the third highest number of new Data Centre projects in Europe after the UK and Germany. The Spanish market currently has 17 x 3rd party Data Centre projects under construction - with facilities being developed in the Madrid area - followed by Barcelona and other individual cities.   
 
As European Data Centre markets reach maturity there is less space and power available for new facility developments. One solution is to expand Data Centres in lower cost Tier II markets where land is more widely available and power more abundant.  
 
The Metro Markets outside of the established Data Centre hubs are attracting more large-scale investment. For example, Sines, located south of Lisbon in Portugal, is attracting up to USD $4.5 billion of private equity-led Data Centre investment in a new campus of up to 495 MW of power when complete.  
 
Finally, the new report highlights the advantages of the Nordics region as a location for power hungry applications - with abundant low-cost renewable energy available addressing environmental concerns using free cooling in a cool climate providing a reduced PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) ratio than for the other traditional Metro Markets.  

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Ark    
  • CloudHQ Data Centre 
  • ClusterPower
  • CyrusOne Data Centre developments in Europe
  • Data4 Group 
  • EdgeConneX 
  • Eirgrid 
  • Equinix 
  • Green Datacenter
  • Interxion 
  • Main One 
  • Merlin Properties 
  • Microsoft 
  • NTT Global 
  • Sagamu 
  • Sines
  • SuperNap 
  • Teraco 
  • TIM 
  • Vantage 

Methodology

The analyst researches its reports typically within a three-month period. All of its reports are based on primary and secondary research including interviews with relevant companies/operators covered in the report. The analyst also draws on its extensive in-house database and its contacts in the field of telecommunications it has established since the company was launched in 2006.

The analyst has 26-years of experience in the field of telecoms pricing both mobile and fixed. They have a network of consultants as well as a multi-lingual research team, with languages spoken French, German, Polish and Spanish.

 

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